“Life is about how much you can take and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward.”
― Anderson Silva
“My losses and my victories are in the past. I think of the future. After a fight is over, it’s in the past. I always have to go back to the gym and train to improve in all areas, winning or losing. I think I can always do better next time.”
― Anderson Silva
“Fighting, for me, is like skydiving without the parachute.”
― Anderson Silva
“From the moment that a fight ends, that fight is in the past, win or lose.”
― Anderson Silva
“People that want to talk can talk. Even a parrot talks. People are always going to have their thoughts on what they’re going to say.”
― Anderson Silva
“Nowadays, it’s so silly to not express your feelings, as long as you respect peoples’ spaces and respect their limits. You have to live your life in peace, and no one has anything to do with that.”
― Anderson Silva
“The fact is that everything I’ve done, no one else could do. I don’t want to be cocky or arrogant or think I’m the best, but what I’ve tried to do all those years was to show I was different from the others. And that’s not my opinion, but everyone’s.”
― Anderson Silva
“I love to fight. I love the preparation. I love to learn new things, always overcoming myself.”
― Anderson Silva
“I think I’ve been through all the phases of the sport. I won, I lost, I got injured. Now I get to do what I love, with my truth, without worrying about what people will say or things like that.”
― Anderson Silva
“You can’t give up on your dreams.”
― Anderson Silva
“There are many great fighters in the UFC; some of my favorites are Rodrigo Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, and B. J. Penn, but aside from these guys, the UFC has many great fighters in every division.”
― Anderson Silva
“Sometimes people think I’m gay. A lot of people have asked me if I’m gay. I answer, ‘Look, not to my knowledge. But I’m still young, it could be that in the future, I’ll find out that I’m gay.’”
― Anderson Silva
“I win for long time. I’m champion for long time – for years.”
― Anderson Silva
“Georges St-Pierre is a good fighter who is proving his place in MMA with every fight.”
― Anderson Silva
“I would love to fight my clone.”
― Anderson Silva
“Having kids and a relationship at such an early age definitely built up my hunger and perseverance to succeed.”
― Anderson Silva
“The moment when I broke my leg, when I realized my leg was broken, I thought my career was over.”
― Anderson Silva
“When I started training martial arts, I learned about respect.”
― Anderson Silva
“I love the sport. I love fighting. Fighting is my life.”
― Anderson Silva
“I respect my fans.”
― Anderson Silva
“I’m always training to fight the best fighters in the world, and if the UFC wants me to fight Georges St-Pierre, then I will fight him.”
― Anderson Silva
“I don’t have a problem putting on or cutting weight. I would adapt my training if I’m training for a Light Heavyweight fight by using different techniques and by wearing a weight vest to get used to the extra fighting weight.”
― Anderson Silva
“My teaching is my legacy.”
― Anderson Silva
“Not only in the Octagon, but also in life, sometimes I have to take two steps back to take one step forward.”
― Anderson Silva
“I was really disappointed with the lack of respect from the UFC towards Brazilian athletes.”
― Anderson Silva
“I’m an athlete who took the sport to another level. I don’t get or ever got the respect from people.”
― Anderson Silva
“I no fight for the money because I work hard for UFC for long time. I have money for my family. But I fight because I love it.”
― Anderson Silva
“I think everyone deserves their place in this sport, and Bisping has been around, and he’s fought hard and deserves to be the champion.”
― Anderson Silva
“I’m a natural born fighter, so this is what I do, and it’s normal. It’s natural. It’s what I’ve always done as a martial artist, and as a martial artist, it’s what I always wanted to do – test myself and always fighting. It’s what I’m meant to do.”
― Anderson Silva
“I respect all the fighters. I respect Jon Jones. I respect Chris Weidman, but I’m here for working.”
― Anderson Silva
“I’m not scared of Jon Jones or Chris Weidman or whoever. I’m here to fight. That’s it. It’s simple.”
― Anderson Silva
“I respect all the fighters. I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.”
― Anderson Silva
“This is the UFC. UFC has the best fighters in the world. That’s it.”
― Anderson Silva
“I trained together with Jacare for a long time.”
― Anderson Silva
“A lot of people thought I was gay.”
― Anderson Silva
“For a long time, I have waited for the opportunity to fight Mr. Roy Jones. This is my personal goal and dream.”
― Anderson Silva
“I’m a big fan, and I like the idea of fighting Roy Jones Jr.”
― Anderson Silva
“I like to play soccer and paintball. I love paintball.”
― Anderson Silva
“God bless Neymar because this boy has changed the lives of kids in Brazil. A lot of children watch him, believe they can be the next Neymar. Sometimes, you have a great opportunity to change and impact the lives of kids.”
― Anderson Silva
“I don’t feel that I have to prove anything to anyone as far as what I’ve done in fighting.”
― Anderson Silva
“Definitely I feel my kids played a big role in why I was so successful in fighting.”
― Anderson Silva
“The thing I always demand is respect. I respect everybody and have a history in the sport, and I believe people need to respect me.”
― Anderson Silva
“Unfortunately, the reporters ask the same questions over and over again. When reporters keep asking the same questions, they’ve got to recognize I may hear these questions 20 to 30 times in a matter of days. It gets to the point where I think, ‘Read the other interviews!’”
― Anderson Silva
“The only problem with Pride was guys would try to slip through the ropes to escape. But other than that, I love Pride rules.”
― Anderson Silva
“Basically, sometimes a reporter will ask a question, and I feel the answers only matter when the questions are relevant.”
― Anderson Silva
“Past waters don’t move anything. They only create mosquitoes.”
― Anderson Silva
“Brazil’s got everything to be a great country for Brazilians and for immigrants.”
― Anderson Silva
“His boxing style is one that I would like to test myself against. I’ve always been a fan of his, and I’ve always wanted to test myself against Roy Jones.”
― Anderson Silva
“Roy Jones and Muhammad Ali are the inspiration for my style of fighting.”
― Anderson Silva
“Roy Jones is different. I like the style and the movement.”
― Anderson Silva
“I will be a complete man, a complete athlete, with a fight with Roy Jones Jr.”
― Anderson Silva
“I come to fight because I love to fight. It’s my life.”
― Anderson Silva
“I proved for a long time how much I’ve given of my heart and of my time to the UFC.”
― Anderson Silva
“I love my job. I go to fight because this is me.”
― Anderson Silva
“Nick Diaz is a guy who walks forward, has great boxing skills.”
― Anderson Silva
“He’s one of the best fighters in the UFC. I never thought I’d face Nick Diaz. I’ve watched all his fights.”
― Anderson Silva
“I give my heart for this sport. I give my leg for this sport. I give my time for my family for this sport.”
― Anderson Silva
“There’s no such thing as holding back. I want to finish as soon as possible. The only time I did it was because he was a friend of mine. It was against Thales Leites. We went until the last round because he’s a friend of mine, and I respect him.”
― Anderson Silva
“Sonnen doesn’t know martial arts. He’s a wrestler; he doesn’t know how to respect people. Some say he’s promoting the fight, but he disrespected my country, my family and fans.”
― Anderson Silva
“I enjoy fighting, but my family says, ‘Stop, no.’”
― Anderson Silva
“In my camp, we have Minotoro Noguiera and Lyoto Machida.”
― Anderson Silva
“McGregor is a great fighter, and he is doing his job very well. He is very intelligent; he knows exactly what he is doing.”
― Anderson Silva
“I’m over this thing of being champion, having the title.”
― Anderson Silva
“I feel better training in Brazil.”
― Anderson Silva
“I always have to be me.”
― Anderson Silva
“Even when I was winning my fights, once it’s over, it’s over. It’s in the past, and you’ve got to look forward.”
― Anderson Silva
“I go inside the Octagon for fight. I don’t joke, because it’s danger.”
― Anderson Silva
“The fight’s the fight.”
― Anderson Silva
“What motivates me is to be able to do what I love to do, which is to fight.”
― Anderson Silva
“Maybe one day when I’m retired, I can turn around and tell you, ‘Hey, I was really good at that. Maybe I was the best.’”
― Anderson Silva
“I love being in the gym and everything involved in it.”
― Anderson Silva
“In my opinion, B. J. Penn is No. 1.”
― Anderson Silva
“It’s not my character to up and challenge anyone.”
― Anderson Silva
“I respect Conor McGregor a lot because this man changed everything in the UFC.”
― Anderson Silva
“I respect Conor McGregor’s style.”
― Anderson Silva
“Where I grew up, most people were policemen. So naturally, I also wanted to be a policeman.”
― Anderson Silva
“Being a black belt from the Nogueira brothers, I have the obligation to always defend myself well on the ground.”
― Anderson Silva
“I don’t think there is rivalry between the teams in Brazil. We each do our jobs, and we each have our part in MMA.”
― Anderson Silva
“I take good care of my things. I put everything in a bag. I use soap. I put on a cream after training. People think it’s capricious. To each his own. Doesn’t mean you’re more man or less man, more gay or less gay.”
― Anderson Silva
“I would train with a gay man. As long as he respected me, it’s all right. I don’t think much of it. The fact that a guy is gay doesn’t mean he’s going to accost you. He can be gay, have a relationship, live among guys who aren’t gay. He can do whatever he wants with his private life.”
― Anderson Silva
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